The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1505] From: Mr Nicholas Tyzack / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Nicholas Tyzack (Patient) / 21 March 1778 / (Incoming)
Letter from Nicholas Tyzack regarding his own case. He mentions having received no response to his last letter.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1505 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/599 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 21 March 1778 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from Nicholas Tyzack regarding his own case. He mentions having received no response to his last letter. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:991] |
Case of Nicolas Tyzack who has a painful problem in the septum of his nose which Cullen examined earlier at Edinburgh and did not think venereal. |
2 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:2324] | Author | Mr Nicholas Tyzack |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2324] | Patient | Mr Nicholas Tyzack |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Newcastle upon Tyne | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Newcastle upon Tyne | North-East | England | Europe | certain |
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Dear Sir--
I took the Liberty of writing to you
the beginning of last Month requesting you in the most
earnest manner to give me your Opinion on the Cause
of my Disorder & to recommend to me what farther Course
of Medicines you wou'd chuse I shou'd pursue & what
Regimen observe & I wou'd most undoubtedly conform
thereto . To this I have received no Answer which adds very
much to my Affliction, for as I had plac'd my hopes
on your Judgment I have neither consulted any other
person since I saw you- nor have I taken any Medicine
since I wrote to you . I suffer more than the Pains of
Death every hour I live and yet there is no Appearance
of Complaint. I am now apt to think the Septum
Nasi is Carious as the Lint I make use of when not
dipp'd in Oil sometimes appears a little black.
Since I wrote last I was two or three days together with¬
out much Uneasiness and was able to do without any
Lint in either Nostril but a few days ago my Breathing
being obstructed by a little ↑thin↑ Skin form'd upon the Septum
Nasi on the left side which has been the principal Complain.↑t↑
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from the beginning I remov'd it with some Difficulty with the
Finger & experienced that gritty Feeling which I mention'd in
my Letter to you when in Edinburgh & which I then suppos'd
to be only the natural Secretion of the Nose inspissated
but now apprehend to be really a Caries of the Bone but
whether this is owing to a general ill state of Blood or is
only a mere local Disease occasion'd by the long continu'd
Inflammation of the Membrane kept up by the constant
Admission of Air to the part I am at a Loss to determine
Upon that knowledge much depends and on this Account it
is that I am so exceedingly anxious to have your
free Opinion and which I flatter myself you will now
give me in explicit Terms. If I knew in what Manner
to make a proper Compensation for the trouble I have
given Dr. Cullen I wou'd most readily most chear¬
fully do it. I cannot again offer a pecuniary Fee
after the most peremptory refusal from Dr. Cullen
when I was at Edinburgh. Doctor Cullen wou'd oblige
me much if he wou'd give me the least Hint in what
way I cou'd shew my Gratitude. Hoping for a speedy
Answer I conclude with my sincerest Thanks for past
Favours & am
Dear Sir--
Your much obliged
& most Obedient Servant
March 21th 1778.
Newcastle upon Tyne
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Please to direct N. Tyzack Surgeon Newcastle upon
Tyne.
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Wm. Cullen Esquire M. D
Professor of Physick at the
University Edinburgh--
Tyzack. Newcastle
March. 1778.
Diplomatic Text
Dear Sir--
I took the Liberty of writing to you
the beginning of last Month requesting you in the most
earnest manner to give me your Opinion on the Cause
of my Disorder & to recommend to me what farther Course
of Medicines you wou'd chuse I shou'd pursue & what
Regimen observe & I wou'd most undoubtedly conform
thereto . To this I have recd. no Answer wch. adds very
much to my Affliction, for as I had plac'd my hopes
on your Judgment I have neither consulted any other
person since I saw you- nor have I taken any Medicine
since I wrote to you . I suffer more than the Pains of
Death every hour I live and yet there is no Appearance
of Complaint. I am now apt to think the Septum
Nasi is Carious as the Lint I make use of when not
dipp'd in Oil sometimes appears a little black.
Since I wrote last I was two or three days together with¬
out much Uneasiness and was able to do without any
Lint in either Nostril but a few days ago my Breathing
being obstructed by a little ↑thin↑ Skin form'd upon the Septum
Nasi on the left side wch. has been the principal Complain.↑t↑
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from the beginning I remov'd it wth. some Difficulty with the
Finger & experienced that gritty Feeling wch. I mention'd in
my Letter to you when in Edinburgh & which I then suppos'd
to be only the natural Secretion of the Nose inspissated
but now apprehend to be really a Caries of the Bone but
whether this is owing to a general ill state of Blood or is
only a mere local Disease occasion'd by the long continu'd
Inflammation of the Membrane kept up by the constant
Admission of Air to the part I am at a Loss to determine
Upon that knowledge much depends and on this Acct. it
is that I am so exceedingly anxious to have your
free Opinion and which I flatter myself you will now
give me in explicit Terms. If I knew in what Manner
to make a proper Compensation for the trouble I have
given Dr. Cullen I wou'd most readily most chear¬
fully do it. I cannot again offer a pecuniary Fee
after the most peremptory refusal from Dr. Cullen
when I was at Edinburgh. Doctor Cullen wou'd oblige
me much if he wou'd give me the least Hint in what
way I cou'd shew my Gratitude. Hoping for a speedy
Answer I conclude wth. my sincerest Thanks for past
Favours & am
Dear Sir--
Your much obliged
& most Obedient Servt
March 21th 1778.
Newcastle upon Tyne
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Please to direct N. Tyzack Surgeon Newcastle upon
Tyne.
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Wm. Cullen Esqre. M. D
Professor of Physick at the
University Edinburgh--
Tyzack. Newcastle
March. 1778.
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